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    Get Loan First or Get Quotes First?

    I can make a suggestion. If you plan to use a Home Equity Line or Loan as a second mortgage, you’ll want to secure financing BEFORE any construction lien is placed on your property. Figure 30-40 days to apply for and have the Line or Loan in place. If you know exactly how much you want to...
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    Getting Started - FL

    Central Florida. Close enough to the Mouse to hear the fireworks but far enough to be in the hills :). The rain has been out of control!
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    Getting Started - FL

    It’s been some time and let’s get up to speed.. Work makes me travel quite a bit so during the past 3 weeks I wanted to do my homework while being all over the place and get one last bid for comparison sake. 4 years ago I toyed with the idea to build and I asked the previous PB who sent a bid...
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    Getting Started - FL

    Got first draft today: This design: 25’x12’ 11K gallons Sun shelf is and additional 45 sq ft 890 sq ft concrete brick paver decking 2 Jandy Nichless LED lights 24” waterfall on the required wall WetEdge Signature As mentioned in first post, I have to have the retaining wall in the back...
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    Getting Started - FL

    Finally taking the plunge. After a tremendously long search - 9 different PBs - we found one that we can trust and is good in communication. They’ve built 4 pools in our community and have been recommended (unprompted!). Design should arrive today. Well the 1st design anyway. Basics we have...
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    How did you pay for your pool?

    Three suggestions for you 1- get a HELOC and make sure the lender offers a fixed rate option. This lets you draw for the payment then you lock the rate in fixed and have fixed payments for that portion 2 - have the HELOC setup before the construction starts. Some states (FL) builders file a...